The Monticello news. (Monticello, Ga.) 1903-current, December 04, 1903, Image 2
THE MONTICELLO NEWS L MONTICELLO, = - - GEORGIA, MRS, A. P. PENN, PROPRIETRESS, ADVERTISING RATES MADE KNOWN ON APPLICATION, OrrlciAL ORGAN OF ORDINARY, OpriciaL ORGAN OF SHERIFF, Terms of Subscription:—One year, $l."”;‘ wix months, 50 cents. Subscriptions pay- ‘ . Bleinadvance . . . .. o o Entered at the Monticello, Ga,, post office s ‘ second class matter . . . . . .« . G ; , | TELEPHONE 24, i " Friday, December 4, 1903. , ‘| e e e Honestly, we admire Grover's nerve, . Congress announces that they are tired of doing nothing, An| Thonest confession, The average man does not mjnd telling his wife a lie. It is telling her the truth that gets the best of him, The Atlanta Constitution's Sun day cdition was equivelent to a paper mill in size and to a library in literature, . Atlanta'’s $1,000,000 hi\g passen ger depot will be reproduced in miniature at the St. Louis World’s Fair in 1904. When will the ortg. inal be produced? Watch if W, J. Bryan does not hasten his return from Paris, since Grover Cleveland announces that he will not be a Candidate for President next year. Bditor John Greer, of Way cross Journal, should now have a sweet time down his way since the government syrup plant start ed boiling last week. Dr. Lovett, the editor of the ‘Wesleyan Advocate, denounces Dixon's Novel, *‘The One Wo man” before the South Georgia annual conferences at Sanders ville last wecek. : Dan Patch, the world's greatest pacer, patched up a mile in 2:04 3-4 last Monday, (hitched to a high wheel sulky) on Macon's track, We throw Atlantaa bunch of regrets, because—it was'nt paced on Atlanta's track! Hon, Pope Brown says Atlanta is the only rival that the people of Hawkinsville will acknowledge. Hawkinsville should bear in mind that there x's. a hustling city on the banks of the same river that she is on-—Macon, The meat dealers in Macon es timated that 4,218 Turkeys were killed for Thanksgiving dinners in that city last Thursday. Who can esthhate how many “domi neck” roosters got mixed up in the above number? The Ordinary of Hall county will fare hard for some time to come, since the aequitial of Mrs, Onie Tanner.charged with poison ing her husband. The young men of that section will play shy “making two as one."” Hon. Harvie Jordan was royal ly entertained in Marietta on Fri. day Nov. z27th by the promient planters of Cobb county., Mr. Jordan addressed a large andience on the subject **The Marketing and Distribution of Farm Pro. ducts,” A Costly Mistake. Blunders are sometumes vory expensive, Occassionally life itself is the price of a mistake, but you'll never be wrong il you take Dr. King's New Life Pilln‘ for Dyspepsia, Dizziness, Head ache, Liver or Bowel trogbles, They are gentle yet thorough, 250, at C. D. Jordan's Drug Store. * ~ ) ‘ Cre gt vy Gure, ur s i . v Local Taxation | ForßetterSchools. | iy ! | BY M. B. DENNIS, EATONTON, GA. | ‘ . s | | Itistrue the end does not al | ways justify the means, The use | | of money, raised from the Laxatiou| [of whiskey, to educate our chil-! |dren could never justify the sale of | the pernicious stuif, The invest-| ment of money, raised through{ 'questionable mcthods, to project| ‘and maintain charitable enterprises ‘however noble and important ;could never justify the employ ‘ment of improper means for this purpose, Not so, however, with. local taxation as a means of rout ing and forever banishing from our midst the hideous and savage monster, Ignorance. In this case the menns are perfectly legitimate, sanctioned by custom and approv ed by the highest authority in both state and church ; and the end, who questions that? ~ When we consider the dignity and importance of guvernmcnt,' the meaning of citizenship, the !wmfil of society, the sacredness of home, the value of liberty, in con nection with the'fact that the main tenance and perpetuation of these institutions must necessarily de volve upon our children and chil dren’s children, it will at once be seen how tremendotisly important that our descendants be well and properly qualified for this hercu lean task, Who can compute the cost of their failure to meet the de mands of the coming years? Who can fathom the depth of humilia-l tion, and degredation, and slavery that must inevitably await them if they fail to foster the principles handed down by their fathers as a legacy of devotion and self sacri ficemnparalleled in the annals of history? Oh!the harrowing thought, sug gosted by the possibility of their failure! What excuse have we if we fail to do our part in averting such a calamity? Does our care lessness offer any excuse? Does our indifference offer any? Is there any to be found in our stupid ity? Any in our ignorance? Oh! my countrymen, when our chil dren shall come to take upon them- | selves the duties and responsibil ities of citizenship, and ignomin ious failure and disgrace stare them in the sale, such excuses will avail them nothing. Than such a doom it were better if they had never been born, Avert such a fate? Why, of course; and at any cost. If it takes self-sacrifice, why, let usgo down, If humiliation, why let us be cov ered with sackcloth and ashes. If hard work and unremitting toil, why, let's get to it asa labor of love, If local taxation, why let us be taxed, | The star of hope that sheds on lour dear children its beneficent rays, and the signboard that points with friendly finger to ways of 1»&!\‘1)’ and pleasantness, is educa ‘mm and training. This alone { offers them any hope. This they can gét only as we give, If we give sparingly, sparingly shall | they reap; if we give bountifully, | bountifully*shall they reap. Their ! wisdom, their strength, their pos: !m,am:m for good, their ability to !mpc with the conditions of the un | develeped future will be in exact ir.niu to the kind and amount of ‘waining and educational develop smem they receive at our hands, The training possible for our children, under the present un satisfactory rural school eonditions {and limited facilities, we can never !h(\pe to be commensurate with the complicated problems that must confront them to the near future. Knowing these facts, how can we it quictly by and see them grow up undeveloped, unequipped dum mtes, to become the prey of un-l scrupulous men? This we must. not, we cannot do, These schools must be improved, The termn‘ must be lengthened; the supcr-1 vision bettered. How? Not with. out additional funds, It cost money to accomplish anything ‘worth having. ~ Local taxation is the key to this preblem. And the practical ap-] THE MONTICELLO NEWS, FRIPAY, DECEMBER 4, 1908. plication of the system as contem plated in the McMichae! bill is !i substantially embodied in the fol- Jowing extract from the message of Governor Terrell to the l‘egisla ture: “It behooves us to make the most of our resources and to increase themn wherever the people :of a particular locality are willing to add to the school fund. It often happens that while a county is un able to supplement the school sand by taxation, those living ina par ticular militia district are willing to add to the state fund se as to lengthen the school term, and they should be permitted to do so, ‘The present law authorizes the school authoritiés to purchase necessary buildings, but the amount to the school fund has been inadequate to enable those in the country dis tricts to take advantage of the act. ‘And where the local community is, willing to. raise the necessary funds, there is no provision of law by which a militia district or school district is authorized to tax itself for such purposes, ' - Ordinarily, the unit in our state government is the county, and the general law now in force only con ‘templates city or county taxation, ’but authority ought to be given to ‘a militia district to collect a local tax for a school and schcol house purposes, wherever the tax payers 5o desire, and T therefore recom ' mend legislation—including a con- | stitutional amendment, if that be lnecessary-——prm'iding that upon the request of two-thirds of the tax payers in any militia district or school district, a reasonable tax i may be imposed upon the property therein, the proceeds of which shall be applied by the school au thorities to educational purposes, or to the purchase of land and the erection of school buildings in that particular district.” 1 The Georgia Delegation, In perusing the pages of the Congressional Directory of Igo3 we ascertain a number of interest ing facts regarding the senators and representatives in congress from Georgia. Their birth place’ and ages are as follows: < | Senator Bacon was born in Bryan county, Ga., October 20, 1839. Aged 64 years. Senator Clay was born in Cobb county, Ga., September 25, 1853 Aged 50 years. | As to the congressmen: R. E. "Lcster was born in Burke county, l(ia., December 12. 1837. Aged | 66 years. l J. M. Griggs was born at La |Grange, Ga., March 29, 1861, i‘\gcd 43 years. ! E. B. Lewis was born in Dooly {county, Ga., March 27, 1854. | Aged 49 years. | L. F. Livingston was born in | Newton county, Gas, April 3, 1832, “\gcd 71 years. i C. L. Bartlett was born at Mon |ticello, Ga., January 31, 1353. i Aged 50 years. i J. W. Maddox was born in Chat it«m;'.t county, Ga., June 3, 1848, { Aged 55 years. | W. M. Howard was born at Ber {\\'i-ck‘ La., December 6, 1857 E Aged 46 years. ’ FF. C. Tate was born at Jasper, t Ga,, November 20, 1856. Aged | 47 years, i T. W. Hardwick was bern at | Thomasville, Ga., December o, {1873. ~Aged 31 years. i W. G. Brantley was born at Blackshear, September 18, 1860. :.\gcd 43 years, i Both the senators are lawyers, Of the eleven congressmen all are &I;xw_\'crs except two, namely, L. F. | Livingston and E. B. Lewis. Mr. 'Li\'ingstu:x is a farmer and Mr. Lewis is a banker, With the exception of Congress man Livingston, Lewis and Mad. dox, the senators and representa. tives are collegiate graduates. Congressman Howard is the only one of the delegation who is not a 'native of Georgia. He was born ’iu Louisiana, of Georgia parents. }*.\lac\m News, o ekt Tornado losses in Georgia vast ly exceeds the fire loss of past five years. Protect your property by taking out Cyclone Insurance. [Ratea low. H.C. HILL, Agt. | To the Voters of Jasper County. - 1 hereby announce myself as a eandidate for Solicitor of the County Court of Jasper County. In the event I am elected I will perform the duties of the office to the best of my ability. Doyle Campbell. To the Voters of Jasper County. I take this opportunity of re-‘ spectfully announcing my candi dacy for the office of Cour.tyl Solidtor of this county. Election about January 3rd, 1904. l Respectfuliy, | r B. F. Leverette. ' L | To the Voters of Jasper County.l I hereby annouifce myself ¢ candidate for the office of Judge) of the county court. of _]aspcr' county and respectfully solicit thol support of the citizens of Jasper | county. Ifelected L.will endeav- | or, as I have in the past, to per form the duties of county Judge without fear, favor or affectidh, reward or the hope thereof. Sam T. Reid. To the Voters of Jasper County. 1 hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of Judge of the County Court of Jasper Coun ty. Ifelected, I promise to per form the duties of this responsible office to the best’ of my skill and knowledge, without fear, favor or | affection. . 1 have neither the time nor the inclination to make a house to | house canvass of the county, but submit my candidacy to the voters of the county, and will appreciate the vote of every man who thinks 1 am capable of filling the office, . Respectfully, . 2 A. S. Thurman. 1‘ T T \ City Tax Notice. | The city tax books for advalo rum and school taxes are now open for the payment of same. These books will close December the 2oth. Come forward now and settle, 8- C hentonr. C.°T.C, Nov. 20. At Bank of Monticello. Fight Wilii Be Bitter. Those who will persist in cles ing their ears against the conti nual recommendation =of Dr. King's New Discovery for Con sumption, will have a long and bitter fight with their troubles if not ended earlier by fatal termin ation. Read what T. R. Beall of Beall, Miss. has to say: *‘Last fall my wife had every symptom of consumption. She took Dr, King's New Discovery after every thing else had failed. ~ Improve ment came at once and four bot tles entirely cured her,” Guaran teed by C. D. Jordan druggist. I Price soc, and SI.OO. Trial- bot { tles free. I L iTen Thousand Churches ’ In the United States have used the Longman & Martinez Pure Il)dilll& Every Church will be given a llihox'ul quantity whenever they | paint. | _Don't pay $:.50 a gallon for Linseed oil - (worth 60 cents) which you do when you buy thin paint in a can with a paintlabel o it 8 and 6 make 14, thereforewhen you wan: fourteen gallons of 'paizu. but only ecight gallons of L. & M.. and mix six gallons of pure linseed oil with it You need only four gallons of L. &M. Paint, and three gallons of Qil mixed therewith to paint a gm‘ sized house. Houses painted with these paiuts never grow shabby, even after 18 yedrs. . These celebrated paints are Isold by C. D. JORDAN, | Tax Collector’s Notice, The books of the tax collector will close on Dec. 19th, and all taxes not paid by that date execu. tion will be issued at once. Please take notice and govern yourself accordingly. : - J.S Malone, Tax Collnctor. B T ———— ————— R ————— T L e NNOUNCEMENT ANI ] : In making this, my second announcement, allow me to thank a generous public in aiding me to do business in the midst of the livest and sharpest competition of any town in Middle Georgiat Ii close prices and fair dealings tvill continue to merit your pat , ronage, I shalialways be found working to increase my business, which so far has been pleasant and reasonably profitable. My working force is now more experienced, and my stock of goods more varied and complete and better equipped every way to treat my patrons more liberally. g Vi stock of shoes is well nich complete, and will be sold at rea sonably sow prices. My stock of Dry Goods comprises the lead ine Stanles, and will be sold on a basis of 8 cents for Cotton, as I bought them arly on this basis. MEN'S READV--MADE--TO--WEAR GOODS. Hove them is stacks, and all bought before the recent sharp ad vance, »nid am in position to save you money. Come in and 106 K, will do yeu no barm, and we take pleasure in showing you any=- thing we carty. Yours, anxious for business. . e iST e T comamgct e A D. B. BENT D Qo ON e WANTED Every man, woman and 9 child in the South to open e e rememeees 0, S2vViNgs Account with this M Company. Denosits by mail may be made with as much care and safety as at home., Deposits of sr.eo and upward received and 3 per gent interest compounded quarterly is allowed. @ When an ac count reaches §3.co, a handsome home saving bank will be loaned the depositor. Write for fuli information and blanks to open an account. Savannah Trust Company. Capital stock $5000,000. Undivided profits $99,695.46. Savannah Trudst Building, Savannah, Georgia. WM. W, MACKALL, GEoO. J. BALDPWIN, Wat. V. Davis, President. Vice-President. Sec’y and Treas. WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY AND SILVERWARE t AT J. E. HECHT’S @ . e JEWELRY STORE. My line i 3 complete in the latest styles and lowest prices. Watches, Clocks and Jewelry, or anything in my line.. & ’ Yeu are cordiaily invited to visit my store when in the city and get my prices. f can furnish yon with anything from a diamond to the cheapest piece of Jewelry. 3 Visiting New York and other leading markets I keepin touch with the latest styles and my many customers can rest assured that my most complete line i up-to-date. Yours to serve, J. E. HECHT, JEWELER. “ALWAYS READY FOR USE” NEVER REQUIRES !}RINDIN(i,“ WILL SHAVE FOR YEARS WITWOQUT HONING. ——ALRIGHT BOR—— W, W) ; Y 4 - "//A _,/"M 2 & e w 7 :’: .y Y'; - r.' 0 (71 “‘d Y: -y T Xceisicran ::mpmved P\CW 4 A gopaned & : Enterprise Stoves, no better made. ‘ Syracuse and Oliver Chill Plows. SPORTING GOODS OF ALL KINDS—GUNS AND \MMUNITION: | have a complete Stock of Hardware which must be sold, 8 1 ” b